Looks like Phonak is content to just mark Popo at around 3-4 minutes so far. Not a whole lot of concern about any of the other riders out front.
It looks to me like Landis is letting his guys take it easy to this point. We may see some type of move on this climb, but I think Floyd may be saving up for a "Lance" type climb to finish the day. He knows he is still going to need his legs Saturday to win this thing.
Heya commish! Yeah, we missed you yesterday! I misspoke, there are several riders in the escape that are < 20', but none are a concern to the peloton, as you said. Interesting that Rass is out there, guess they've let him go to snag some KOM points, but he's supposed to be supporting Menchov.